Brave Books Based on the Disney Pixar Movie

Books of all kinds telling more stories of Merida, Queen Elinor and the rest of the DunBroch clan from the movie Brave.

Brave Guides and Art Books

Books for the adults and the obsessed

Brave is a fairy tale set in medieval Scotland and brought to life by the Pixar animators - all of which makes for beautiful art and a great story. And sometimes you can't get enough of either, which is where special art books and movie guides come in.

Animators for Brave spent some 19 days in Scotland researching the gorgeous landscapes seen in the movie. And it shows. Everything from the rolling hills to the stone circle is based on actual locations in the highlands.

This book features behind-the-scenes interviews with the film's many artists, showcases the concept art that went into the creation of the movie, including color scripts, storyboards, character studies, environment art, sculpts, and more.

Detailed guide covering all the characters, locations and key themes of the movie. Not sure how closely the tie back to actual locations, but should be a great addition to any Brave library. 48 pages.

See The Art of Brave in Action

Brave Activity Books

Color, paint and stickers with the Brave characters

Kids can really get into the story of the movie with activity books featuring the various characters. And these fall into different categories to appeal to different age groups as well. These have all been released now at Amazon. Double check when you order as well, because most are eligible for the 4-for-3 promotion!

Brave Coloring Books

Brave Giant Coloring Book Giant here refers to oversized pages - 13"x19" or so. Book has roughly 40 pages and should include stickers as well

Brave Sticker and Activity Books

Disney Pixar Brave Ultimate Sticker Paperback Book$6.99 at Entertainment EarthThis is a 16 page paperback sticker book with more than 60 stickers to be used in the scenes shown throughout the book. Stickers include all the characters (even in bear form!).

Brave Reusable Sticker Book 12 pages of fun and based on past books, probably will have at least 40 stickers to play with. Similar to the above, only shorter and with fewer stickers.

Brave Paint and Drawing Books

Learn to Draw Disney/Pixar's Brave Brief synopsis of the story, then walks you through drawing each of the movie's characters. Based on the Tangled book, I'd expect to see Merida, Queen Elinor and the rest in their standard poses seen in promotional materials.

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Brave Chapter Books

Books for older kids to enjoy

Here we're looking at books meant for older kids, ones who can read for themselves or are learning to do so. The books that come out first tend to follow the movie story, but they often come out with more that tell other stories about the various characters.

Brave Junior Novelization Chapter book of 128 pages telling the direct story from the movie. Includes eight pages of full-color images from the movie. Ages 8 and up.

Brave Picture Books

Given that Brave is an animated movie, picture books are an easy match. Most will be short versions of the movie story, some new stories that explore different characters. As with all board and picture books, meant for very young kids.

Brave: One Perfect Day Jacketed picture book featuring an original Merida story and artwork from one of the animators. Ages 4 and up.

Brave Pictureback BookTitled A Friend for Merida. Looks like it'll be the story of when she first meets Angus. Picturebacks generally are a different story than the movie and come with stickers. Ages 3 and up.

Brave Glow-in-the Dark Board BookTitled Magic in the Mist. Looks like it'll be about the Wisps. First time they've offered this kind of book, so who knows exactly what it looks like? Ages 2 and up.